So that’s it my last race of the year over with and I’m fairly happy with how it went.

This is the first Run Nation Event I’ve taken part in and it seemed to go pretty well, Kirkley Hall is a great place to start a run as there’s ample parking and other than a few issue with the lack of toilets it’s a pretty good venue. 629 more words

Below is a list of slaves held by Elijah Ratliff (1787 – 1865) in 1861. Among them is my great great grandfather Graham. I hold on to this history because my grandmother told me stories about him. 504 more words

A 10 mile race on the back of 3 runs in 4 weeks, didn’t feel like the most sensible plan when I got on the club bus for the 80 mile trip to the start line, the good news was that the race didn’t start till 11:30 so we didn’t leave till 8:30, the bad news was that it was FREEZING!! 707 more words

This past week I have had the opportunity to reflect (again) on the way we have been taught to not see skin colour – specifically, the way we have been taught to not see non-white skin colour. 770 more words